Lac au Bec Fishing in Mauricie, Quebec

• Overview

  Set in Mauricie, Quebec, this is Lac au Bec. The land about it is pine and birch. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Laurentides sits 41 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is La Cité-Limoilou, 107 km distant. Within a short run: Lac Gaby 0.3 km off, Deuxieme lac Maudit (2.3 km), Lac Chevautier 2.7 km off, Premier lac Maudit (3 km) and Lac Plat 3 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac au Bec

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Lac au Bec should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lac au Bec fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lac Gaby, 0.3 km out. Check the position at Lac au Bec before loading the car.